Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Nedbank Limited on the refinancing of EPP Group's retail real estate portfolio, focusing on the Power Park Olsztyn shopping center in Olsztyn, Poland. Dentons reportedly advised EPP. CMS reportedly advised mBank as the existing lender.
Nedbank Group is a financial services provider in South Africa, offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management.
EPP Group is the largest asset manager of retail real estate located in Poland in terms of gross leasable area.
The Norton Rose team included Warsaw-based Partner Tomasz Rogalski, Counsel Marta Kawecka, Senior Associate Patrycja Pakla, and Associates Jakub Wiatrzyk and Magdalena Olechniewicz-Blocher as well as further team members in Johannesburg.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, CMS confirmed its role on the deal. The team included Partner Jakub Podkowa and Associate Krzysztof Schulz.
Subsequently, Dentons also confirmed its involvement to CEE Legal Matters. The firm's team included Partner Piotr Nerwinski, Senior Associate Lukasz Blaszczak, and Associate Jakub Olejniczak.